98: Brandy Alexanders, The Troubadour, and a Lost Weekend

 On the Los Angeles Sunset Strip, some of the most iconic bars and venues are located. The Rainbow, the Whisky a Go-Go, and the Roxy have all been venues where rock history has been made. The Byrds, The Doors, and Buffalo Springfield all cut their teeth on the strip in the 1960s, as Motley Crue,… Continue reading 98: Brandy Alexanders, The Troubadour, and a Lost Weekend

78: A Guitar Virtuoso, a Pop Boyband, and Unforgiving Fans

      Every band starts somewhere. Whether they are a contestant on a hit show like Britain’s Got Talent or if they did it touring in a beat-up van and had to play in a dingy club where five people are in the audience or an open-mic night where they get heckled off the stage. Sometimes… Continue reading 78: A Guitar Virtuoso, a Pop Boyband, and Unforgiving Fans

20: Bad Management, Tragedies, and Deep Cuts

We all know that moment in a romantic comedy. The main characters have a fight and a montage of them looking gloomy and depressed in the window or doing mundane things on their own and generally, it’s raining. A few weeks have passed, and they catch each other across the room. Then the big musical… Continue reading 20: Bad Management, Tragedies, and Deep Cuts